Child&#39;s sleeping bag

ABSTRACT

A CHILD&#39;&#39;S SLEEPING BAG HAVING A LOWER PANEL PROJECTING ENDWISE BEYOND THE TOP EDGE OF AN UPPER PANEL AT THE HEAD END OF THE BAG, WITH AN ORNAMENTAL PILLOW ATTRACTIVE TO A CHILD SECURED TO THE PROJECTING PART, AND A FLAP SECURED AT AN EDGE TO THE LOWER PANEL SO THAT THE FLAP MAY BE MOVED INTO A POSITION TO OVERLIE AND PROTECT THE PILLOW FROM BEING SOILED WHEN A CHILD OCCUPIES THE BAG, THE FLAP BEING FOLDABLE INTO A COMPARTMENT BETWEEN THE PANELS TO THUS EXPOSE THE PILLOW.

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LEILA C -SCHEER rronwsv United States Patent 3,579,675 CHILDS SLEEPINGBAG Leila C. Scheer, 1272 Balboa Ave., Burlingame, Calif. 94010 FiledFeb. 24, 1970, Ser. No. 14,260 Int. Cl. A47g 9/00 U.S. Cl. 5-343 6Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A childs sleeping bag having a lowerpanel projecting endwise beyond the top edge of an upper panel at thehead end of the bag, with an ornamental pillow attractive to a childsecured to the projecting part, and a flap secured at an edge to thelower panel so that the flap may be moved into a position to overlie andprotect the pillow from being soiled when a child occupies the bag, theflap being foldable into a compartment between the panels to thus exposethe pillow.

SUMMARY As the cardinal object of this invention, it is proposed toprovide a childs sleeping bag having an ornamental pillow attractive toa child secured to a projecting head end of the lower panel of the bag,and a flexible flap secured to this panel so that it may be moved intoone position so as to cover at least a substantial part of the pillow,thus protecting the latter from being soiled when a child occupies thebag. Moreover, the flap may be folded into the interior compartment ofthe bag, thus exposing the pillow to view.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel arrangement ofhandles at the foot end of the bag, which will permit the bag to berolled upon itself, starting with the head end and progressing to thefoot end thereof, which will present the handles on opposite sides ofthe roll, together with tying straps that may be drawn over the roll andtied together to thus hold the bag from unrolling.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the specification proceeds,and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING For a better understanding of theinvention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawing, formingpart of this specification, in which:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of the childs sleeping bag, with a portion ofthe upper panel broken away;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof; and

FIG. 3 is an elevational view showing the bag in rolled position andtied against unrolling.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to thedrawing in detail, I have shown a childs sleeping bag having lower andupper panels A and B, respectively, defining a compartment =Ctherebetween dimensioned for accommodating a child. It will be notedthat the lower panel projects endwise at the head end D of the bagbeyond the top edge 10 of the upper panel.

As an important structural feature, an ornamental pillow E attractive toa child is secured to the upper surface of the projecting part 11 of thelower panel A. The pillow E is designed to give the elfect that a dog,'bear, doll, etc., is lying in the bag. Any suitable means may beprovided for securing the pillow to the lower panel, such as stitching12, hooks and eyes, snap fasteners, buttons, nylon matt self-adheringtape, etc., and the pillow 3,579,675 Patented May 25, 1971 may be easilyremoved, or it may be stationary. This pillow may be made of softmaterial, or fur, and could be attached only by the neck as shown inFIG. 1.

It will be understood that in order to complete the effect of a fulllength animal or doll, the decoration could continue on the lining or onand over the top panel B. Inasmuch as this part may be readilyappreciated, no illustration thereof is considered necessary.

The bag is open across the top 10 and down one side 13 in the nature ofa slit (see FIG. 2). This will permit access to the interior .of thebag, and preferably no metal zipper is used. Rather nylon mattself-adhering tape strips 14 may be used for closing the top part of theslit 13 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). As disclosed by dot-dash lines in FIG. 1,an upper corner portion 15 of the upper panel B may be turned back topermit the child to enter the compartment C with ease. The head of thechild will be uncovered. The panels A and B are made from any suitablematerial, and may be single or double thickness, and may be lined.

A flap F has an edge section 16 secured by stitching 17, or othersuitable fastening mean, to the lower panel A, the flap being flexibleand movable into a position to overlie and protect at least asubstantial part of the pillow E, as shown by dot-dash lines in FIGS. 1and 2, thus preventing the pillow from becoming soiled when the childoccupies the bag.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the flap F may be folded into the compartmentC so as to thus expose the pillow E by uncovering the latter.

The flap F is dimensioned so as to substantially cover and conceal theentire pillow E when the flap overlies the pillow, and in fact theentire pillow may be concealed in the flap.

It will be apparent that the flap F is secured to the lower panel A sothat substantially the entire flap may be folded into the compartment Cso as to be concealed therein. The stitching 17 secures the edge section16 of the flap -F to the lower panel approximately in registration withthe top edge 10 of the upper panel B, and this will permit substantiallythe entire flap to be moved into the interior of the bag.

With particular reference to FIGS. 1 and 3, it will be seen that areinforcing strip 18 of flexible material is attached by stitching 19 tothe underneath surface of the lower panel A toward the foot end G of thebag, or other means may be used for securing the strip 18 to the panelA. Moreover, a pair of flexible hand-grasping loop-shaped handles 20 aredisposed at the opposite transverse ends 21 of the strip 18, thesehandles having their ends anchored to the strip. The handles 20 arelocated so as to be presented on opposite sides of the roll providedwhen the bag is rolled upon itself, as shown in FIG. 3, starting at thehead end D and progressing to the foot end G.

Also, a pair of tying straps 22 are disposed at the opposite transverseends 21 of the reinforcing strip 18, each strap having an end secured tothis strip, and the straps being flexible and having sufiicient lengthsfor being drawn over the roll and tied together at 23 (see FIG. 3), thusholding the bag from unrolling.

The pillow E could be made from thermal material, or the ornamentalfeatures thereof could be printed on the lining of the bag. Moreover,the pillow may be applied or quilted on the bag, or tacked on as apillow or pillow case.

Of course, the sleeping bag may be made in various sizes and the bagcould be opened flat like a conventional sleeping bag.

I claim:

1. In a childs sleeping bag:

(a) lower and upper panels defining a compartment tllilerebetweendimensioned for accommodating a c ild;

(b) the lower panel projecting endwise at the head end of the bag beyondthe top edge of the upper panel;

(c) an ornamental pillow attractive to a child secured to an uppersurface of the projecting part of the lower panel;

(d) a flap having an edge section secured to the lower panel, the flapbeing flexible and movable into a position to overlie and protect atleast a substantial part of the pillow from being soiled when the childoccupies the bag;

(e) and the flap being foldable into the compartment so as to expose thepillow by uncovering the latter.

2. The childs sleeping bag, as set forth in claim 1;

(f) and in which the flap is dimensioned so as to substantially coverand conceal the entire pillow when the flap overlies the pillow.

3. The childs sleeping bag, as set forth in claim 1;

(f) and in which the fiap is secured to the lower panel so thatsubstantially the entire flap may be folded into the compartment so asto be concealed therein.

4. The childs sleeping bag, as set forth in claim 1;

(f) and in which the edge section of the flap that is secured to thelower panel ,is located approximately in registration with the top edgeof the upper panel, whereby substantially the entire flap may be foldedinto the compartment so as to be concealed therein;

(g) the flap being dimensioned so as to substantially cover and concealthe pillow when the flap overlies the pillow.

5. The childs sleeping bag, as set forth in claim 1;

(f) and in which a reinforcing strip of flexible mate- 4 rial isattached to the undernearth surface of the lower panel toward the footend of the bag; (g) and a pair of flexible hand-grasping loop-shapedhandles disposed at opposite transverse ends of the strip, these handleshaving their ends anchored to the strip;

(h) the handles being located so as to be presented on opposite sides ofthe roll provided when the bag is rolled up on itself, starting at thehead end and progressing to the foot end thereof.

6. The childs sleeping bag, as set forth in claim 5;

(i) and in which a pair of tying straps are disposed at oppositetransverse ends of the reinforcing strip, each strap having an endsecured to the strip, the straps being flexible and having sufiicientlengths for being drawn over the roll and then tied together to thushold the bag from unrolling.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,284,046 11/1918 Blocksom 5--3431,602,941 10/1926 Rosman 5-343 2,961,668 11/1960 Hayes 5337 3,477,55211/1969 Goldman 5344 BOBBY R. GAY, Primary Examiner D. F. MA-RQUETTE,Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

